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Weekly InSight · August 9, 2019
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Will Drug Conspiracy Allegations End US Support for Honduras President? ([link removed])

With a public accusation that he accepted drug proceeds for his political campaigns, the US appears ...READ MORE ([link removed])

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Colombia’s Drug Strategy Paradox – Less Coca Crops, More Cocaine ([link removed])

A new UN study shows that while Colombia saw a slight drop in coca crop plantations between 2017 and 2018 ...READ MORE ([link removed])


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Why Are More People Being Killed in Mexico in 2019? ([link removed])

With Mexico registering more murders in the first six months of 2019 than any year in recent history, its spiral of violence ([link removed]) ...READ MORE ([link removed])

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PCC-‘Ndrangheta, the International Criminal Alliance Flooding Europe with Cocaine ([link removed])

The recent arrests of two members of the ‘Ndrangheta in São Paulo have further highlighted the increasingly close partnership ...READ MORE ([link removed])

* Venezuela Hides its Cocaine Behind Marijuana Seizures ([link removed])
* Mexico Leaving Its Protected Witnesses in Limbo ([link removed])
* Mexico Cartels Quick To Deny Making Threats Against AMLO ([link removed])
* US Targets Álex Saab, Venezuela’s Million-Dollar Money Launderer ([link removed])
* El Salvador’s Peaceful Month Not Due to Bukele Security Plan ([link removed])
* Luxury Cars Gifted to Questionable Police Forces in Mexico and Argentina ([link removed])
* Narco-Assets for Sale in Mexico: Going, Going, Gone? ([link removed])
* Airport Heist Shows Growing Audacity of Brazil’s Cargo Thieves ([link removed])

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"Uruguay, along with countries such as Costa Rica and Chile, has historically been considered a rather stable and safe country, a reputation that no longer reflects today's reality," according to InSight Crime, a Washington-based journalist network that specializes in researching organized crime in Latin America.

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Police in Mexico and Argentina have repurposed luxury cars seized from criminals, even though officers have been accused of corruption and affiliating with organized crime groups, InSight Crime reported on Monday.

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